Rosalie Hale scarf - completed at last!

Finally, it has been blocked, and it had its first outing on Thursday. I had two meetings at work and found it remarkably difficult to resist announcing to the room at large that I had knitted it myself, inviting them to stroke and admire the handiwork. Fortunately for my career, I did resist, and my colleagues remain unenlightened about the wonder and beauty that is the Rosalie Hale scarf. Here it is, however, in all its glory:

It's based on the scarf worn by Rosalie in the film 'Twilight' in the first cafeteria scene. You can see an image of Rosalie wearing it here (stoopid IMDB won't let me copy the picture). My scarf is slightly different in that it's knitted in 4-ply as I wanted it to be very lightweight and diaphanous, whereas I suspect the film version is knitted in DK weight as the horseshoe pattern is larger. The yarn I used is RYC cashcotton 4 ply and the scarf took 4 balls, though it could easily be made with 3 - it would just not be quite as long as Rosalie's version. This yarn is beautiful and very soft and warm, with a lovely colour, just the correct shade of cream. It's a little fluffy up close but doesn't shed too much, and has very good stitch definition, perfect for lace. I blocked this one to make the stitches lie flat, and emphasize the points on the end of the scarf, but you could get away without doing so. For picture of the unblocked scarf see my previous post.

The pattern I used is Horseshoe Lace, though I changed it slightly from the book I took it from so that the 'horseshoes' were longer and more like the Rosalie version. As you can see from the picture above, the important thing to remember is that the scarf has to be knitted in two halves, and then seamed together. I used a three-needle (seam) bind-off but actually I'm thinking I should have used Kitchener Stitch as it might have removed the rather obvious seam on the other side. Knitting it in two halves mean that the horseshoes all point the same way when you're wearing it, rather than one side being upside down. I'm immensely proud of it, as it's the first time I've knitted lace on a project so large, and it's turned out beautifully well. I'm not much of a scarf-wearing person in general as I worry that it's more of a middle-aged thing, but I'm determined to persevere and wear this one despite my preconceptions.

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[Jordans 2]

What a pity I miss seeing all those gorgeous knits! Thanks for sharing the photos.